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SUMMER CUTTINGS: BE SAGE AND TAKE YOUR THYME

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summer cuttings: be sage and take your thyme

Words by Jessica Peace Your sage and thyme can handle ‘softwood’ cuttings, perfect time to chop’em now. SOFTWOOD CUTTINGS RATING A little tricky - ...

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moments in pot culture: the venus flytrap

Words by Jessica Peace Victorian superhuman Charles (The Daddy) Darwin, regarded the venus fly trap as, ‘one of the most wonderful [plants] in the...

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getting a handle on herbs

Words by Jessica Peace Grow’em, cook’em, rub’em all over and try not to kill’em: herbs, the lowdown… ROSEMARY RATING Hard as HOW NOT TO KILL IT Ju...

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moments in pot culture: the fern

Words by Jessica Peace Before she gave birth to Peter Rabbit and looked liked Renée Zellweger, Potter was potty about ferns and produced vast studi...

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summer cuttings: go hard with herbs

Words by Jessica Peace Managed not to kill your lavender and rosemary? Fancy making more? Easy as mate. Hardwood cuttings are hard to f’up, just ge...

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it's a (floral) wrap!

Words by Jessica Peace YOUR DESIGNS ARE STUFFED WITH PLANTS AND ANIMALS… Yes they are, they’re both great sources of inspiration! There is so much...

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plant porn: vetch

Words by Jessica Peace Vetch, one of the sexiest members of the pea family (Fabaceae), you’ll be seeing these beauties on your summer strolls spra...

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moments in pot culture: the sunflower

Words by Jessica Peace WILLIAM BLAKE’S TAKE ‘Ah Sun-flower! weary of time,/ ...Seeking after that sweet golden clime…’ reflects Blake, the double ...

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g&t's hampton court top 5

Words by Jessica Peace CONSCIOUS CONSUMERISM Designed by Joseph Gibson (Gardens For A Changing World) Don’t know about you but we’ve never seen...

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moments in pot culture: the daisy

Words by Jessica Peace Your Gran might’ve sung this to you or maybe you heard it in ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’, but Harry Dacre’s 1892 song, ‘Daisy B...

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tis the season to be sneezin

Words by Jessica Peace Sneezing? Scratching your eyes out? Feeling a bit knackered/ depressed? It’s Hayfever mate - and you don’t have to be skippi...

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moments in pot culture: the rose

Words by Jessica Peace The War of the Roses, won by Henry Tudor who defeated Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth and marked the end of the middle...

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tom massey - the garden maker

Words by Jessica Peace WHAT GOT YOU INTO ALL THIS?I have always loved the great outdoors, growing up with Richmond Park on my doorstep and spending...